The Community College of Qatar’s (CCQ) team won fourth place in the final qualifiers for the Universities Football Tournament 2023 organized by the Qatar Collegiate Sports Federation (QCSF) in cooperation with the Qatar Football Association (QFA) held during the period from 3 to 10 May 2023, with the participation of several teams of higher education institutions in the state.  

Distinguished student Hassan Al-Ghadi won the title of the best player in the first edition of the tournament, of which the final matches witnessed a great performance. The Qatar University team won the title by beating its rival, Ahmed bin Mohammed Military College team 4-2 on penalty kicks. The Aberdeen team beat CCQ’s team 5-4 on penalty kicks, after a tough competition between nine university participating teams in the first edition of the tournament.

The coronation ceremony included honoring the sponsors of the university football event, namely the University of Doha for Science and Technology, Qatar Football Association, and Qatar Police Sports Federation. 

Additionally, student Mohammed Abdulwahab from Qatar University was named the best goalkeeper, and student Mohammed Saleh from Ahmad Bin Mohammed Military College won the top striker award.

In this regard, Ghaith Alajmi, Acting Activities & Alumni Department Manager at CCQ, praised the great football and technical performance of CCQ’s football team, which resulted in achieving fourth place in the first edition of the University Tournament, especially since it is the first external participation of the team, which constitutes a qualitative addition of the football skills and talents to the college students, whom we aspire to attract during the next stage to achieve an outstanding football performance in the upcoming tournaments.

Mr. Alajmi added that such sport tournaments contribute to students getting to know each other, building their personalities, and fueling the spirit of honest competition between them, especially that the University Tournament witnessed a festive atmosphere, through bringing together several university teams, divided into two groups, the first group included City University College in partnership with the University of Ulster, AFG College with the University of Aberdeen, Qatar Aeronautical Academy and The Community College of Qatar, while the second group included Ahmed bin Mohammed Military College, Police Institute, University of Doha for Science and Technology, Qatar University and Oryx International College.